For decades, the dominant message in recovery has been clear: quit completely, or fail.

But what if there’s another way?

Journalist, author, and podcast host Katie Herzog joins Running Free to discuss her new book, Drink Your Way Sober—a deeply personal and well-researched look into The Sinclair Method, a medication-assisted approach that helps people reduce or eliminate alcohol without white-knuckling abstinence.

Katie blends memoir and reporting to challenge long-held assumptions about addiction and recovery, including her own. In this conversation, she and Jesse dig into how naltrexone, neuroscience, and harm reduction are helping thousands rewrite their relationship with alcohol—quietly, effectively, and without shame.

We discuss:

• What The Sinclair Method is—and why so few people know about it

• Why complete abstinence isn’t the only path to recovery

• How trauma, compulsion, and biology intersect in addiction

• Katie’s personal story and why she believes this message matters now more than ever

• How we can bridge the gap between traditional recovery and science-based innovation

This episode is for anyone questioning alcohol, looking for options, or ready to think differently about what recovery can look like.

- Order Katie's Book: Drink Your Way Sober- Follow Katie on Instagram- Check out Blocked and Reported: Blocked and Reported | Jesse Singal | Substack

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EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Physical fitness. Mental health. Lifespan.
One show to help you maximize all three.

Hosted by USMC veteran and health coach Jesse Carrajat, Running Free explores the habits, tools, and insights that build strength—inside and out. Each week features practical conversations with experts in training, medicine, psychology, nutrition, supplements, and more.

Our goal is simple: to help you live stronger, longer, and with greater purpose.

Because life’s too short: Start Running Free.

The Variety Pack is back—and somehow, you keep raising the bar. In this episode, we answer your most honest (and hilarious) questions about fitness, fatherhood, faith, productivity, and mental health—with no prep and no filter.

This week:

- Our Top 10 Exercises for life

- Can being too nice hurt your kids later in life?

- What should the next 10 years of your marriage look like?

- How do you balance early morning workouts with family life?

- How to protect your mental health when life won’t slow down

- Mark Wahlberg’s 4AM grind... worth it?

- and MORE!

Got a question for the next Ask Us Anything?

DM us @runningfreepodcast on Instagram or email [email protected].

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- Boost your performance and recovery with Momentous Supplements—get 20% off with code "STRENGTH": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Life is short, and it moves fast. This show will help you make the most of it.

Running Free is a podcast about optimizing health, and breaking free from the habits and distractions that hold us back. We cover fitness, mental health, culture, addiction, parenting, humor, and everything in between.

Hosted by veteran, fitness expert, and health advocate Jesse Carrajat, each episode explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who teach and inspire us to live healthy, long, meaningful lives.

Stop Chasing Life. Start Running Free.

Could toxic relationships and personality disorders be the most overlooked public health crisis of our time?

In this episode, Dr. Jamie Huysman—clinical psychologist, social worker, and founder of the STAR Network—joins Jesse to unpack the shocking reality behind Cluster B personality disorders (narcissistic, borderline, antisocial, and histrionic) and their devastating ripple effects across families, workplaces, and society.

Dr. Huysman explains how 1 in 8 people are impacted directly through relationships with people who have these disorders—and why they so often go undetected. From the trauma bond and generational dysfunction to reparenting, resilience, and breaking free, this conversation blends science, culture, and live experiences.

You’ll also learn how to spot red flags, why empaths are often targets, and how STAR Network and TAR Anon are creating free, virtual spaces for healing and recovery.

EPISODE RESOURCES

- Discover the STAR Network: www.starnetwork.org

- Discover TAR Anon: www.taranon.org

- Read CDC-Kaiser ACE Study: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/about.html

SPONSORS

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- Boost your performance and recovery with Momentous Supplements—get 20% off with code "STRENGTH": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Life is short, and it moves fast. This show will help you make the most of it.

Running Free is a podcast about optimizing health, and breaking free from the habits and distractions that hold us back. We cover fitness, mental health, culture, addiction, parenting, humor, and everything in between.

Hosted by veteran, fitness expert, and health advocate Jesse Carrajat, each episode explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who teach and inspire us to live healthy, long, meaningful lives.

Stop Chasing Life. Start Running Free.

What’s it really like to be a stay-at-home dad in America?

In this raw and honest episode, Jesse sits down with longtime friend and future fellow podcaster Dave Lipay (The Off Tangent Podcast, Coming Soon) for a conversation about ALL THINGS parenting, and being a Stay-at-Home Dad.

From wrestling with ego and identity, to finding meaning in the daily chaos, they unpack the decision to stay home, the emotional weight that comes with it, and why it might just be the most important (and underappreciated) job there is.

Together, they explore:

- Breaking gender stereotypes around parenting

- How to find purpose when there’s no paycheck or praise

- The emotional toll of burnout, overstimulation, and isolation

- Why teamwork with your partner is everything

- The long-term beauty and legacy of being present

Whether you’re a stay-at-home dad or mom, a working parent, or just trying to figure out what matters most in parenthood, this episode is for you.

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- Boost your performance and recovery with Momentous Supplements—get 20% off with code "STRENGTH": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Life is short, and it moves fast. This show will help you make the most of it.

Running Free is a podcast about optimizing health, and breaking free from the habits and distractions that hold us back. We cover fitness, mental health, culture, addiction, parenting, humor, and everything in between.

Hosted by veteran, fitness expert, and health advocate Jesse Carrajat, each episode explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who teach and inspire us to live healthy, long, meaningful lives.

Stop Chasing Life. Start Running Free.

Many veterans today are suffering—and isolation is a key cause.

Without the shared mission and tribe of active duty life, mental and emotional wounds can deepen in silence.

Could nature, skill, and community be the antidote?

Retired Lt. Col. John “Saint” Langford thinks so.

As CEO of Project Healing Waters, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving disabled veterans, Langford now leads one of the most unique healing organizations in America. Through the therapeutic art of fly fishing—and the power of nature and community—his team helped over 7,000 veterans in 2024 rediscover strength and post-traumatic healing.

In this episode, we discuss:

- Why fly fishing offers a potent combination of focus, challenge, and community for trauma recovery

- How nature and structured discomfort can rewire the brain and support long-term mental health

- The science behind community as medicine—and how loneliness is killing more Americans than heart disease

- The idea of “tribe” and how veterans can find it again outside of uniform

- What civilians can learn from this model—and why we’re all wired for meaning, purpose, and shared mission

Whether you’re a veteran, a family member, or simply someone feeling lost in today’s world, this episode offers hope—and a reminder: sometimes healing starts waist-deep in a river, fly rod in hand, with someone beside you who gets it.

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

- Start your healing journey with Project Healing Waters: Locations : Project Healing Waters

- Support the mission / Donate: Get Involved : Project Healing Waters

- Having suicidal thoughts? Dial 988 (Available 24/7)

SPONSORS:

- Take control of your drinking with medication-assisted treatment from Oar Health: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/OarStrength⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Boost your performance and recovery with Momentous Supplements—get 20% off with code "STRENGTH": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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- YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Running Free Podcast - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Life is short, and it moves fast. This show will help you make the most of it.

Running Free is a podcast about optimizing health, and breaking free from the habits and distractions that hold us back. We cover fitness, mental health, culture, addiction, parenting, humor, and everything in between.

Hosted by veteran, fitness expert, and health advocate Jesse Carrajat, each episode explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who teach and inspire us to live healthy, long, meaningful lives.

Stop Chasing Life. Start Running Free.

The Variety Pack is back—and yes, it’s as unpredictable as ever. We’re tackling your best (and weirdest) questions about fitness, faith, health, and real life with zero filter and plenty of laughs.

This week:

- What your pee color says about your supplement stack

- Are peptides worth the hype—or just expensive hope?

- How alcohol affects your brain long-term

- Can fitness become a new addiction?

- Should Christians drink—or steer clear?

- What the Church gets right (and wrong) about recovery

It’s fast, fun, and honest—but always grounded in the mission: helping you live strong, think clearly, and run free.

Got a question for the next Ask Us Anything? DM us @runningfreepodcast on Instagram.

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- Take control of your drinking with medication-assisted treatment from Oar Health: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/OarStrength⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT

- Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/4at8Yhn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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- YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Running Free Podcast - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠

Life is short, and it moves fast. This show will help you make the most of it.

Running Free is a podcast about optimizing health, and breaking free from the habits and distractions that hold us back.

We cover fitness, mental health, culture, addiction, parenting, humor, and everything in between.

Hosted by veteran, fitness expert, and health advocate Jesse Carrajat, each episode explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who teach and inspire us to live healthy, long, meaningful lives.

Stop Chasing Life. Start Running Free.

How would the world be different if everyone had a good father?

In this special Father’s Day Week episode, we ask a simple but powerful question: What makes a good dad? Drawing from wisdom, research, and personal experience, this episode explores four pillars that every parent can strive toward: protection, provision, presence, and praise.

Whether you're a dad, want to be one, or reflecting on your relationship with your own father (or lack thereof), this episode offers a powerful reminder that good fathers can change the world, and it starts at home.

SPONSORS:

- Take control of your drinking with medication-assisted treatment from Oar Health: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/OarStrength⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Boost your performance and recovery with Momentous Supplements—get 20% off with code "STRENGTH": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

RUNNING FREE RESOURCES

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EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT

- Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/4at8Yhn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Spotify Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3GAGVPJ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠Running Free Podcast - YouTube⁠⁠⁠

Life is short, and it moves fast. This show will help you make the most of it.

Running Free is a podcast about optimizing health, and breaking free from the habits and distractions that hold us back. We cover fitness, mental health, culture, addiction, parenting, humor, and everything in between.

Hosted by veteran, fitness expert, and health advocate Jesse Carrajat, each episode explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who teach and inspire us to live healthy, long, meaningful lives.

Stop Chasing Life. Start Running Free.

We don’t like to talk about death—but what if your fear of death is shaping how you live, and driving your anxiety?

In this solo episode, Jesse shares how his personal experiences with death—and how a therapist’s simple question unlocked a deep truth: our fear of death may be the hidden source of our anxiety, ambition, and need for control.

Drawing from global traditions, we explore what Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and modern secular thinkers believe about death and the afterlife. From Ecclesiastes to Michael Singer, Alan Watts to David Gibson, this episode offers a guided reflection on how our beliefs about death shape how we live.

EPISODE RESOURCES

- Intro Clip: Learn more from Alan Watts: Alan Watts Org - Audio Lecture Collections, Official Videos, Books, & Quotes

- Book Suggestion: Living Life Backward, by David Gibson: Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End by David Gibson | Goodreads

SPONSORS:

- Take control of your drinking with medication-assisted treatment from Oar Health: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/OarStrength⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Boost your performance and recovery with Momentous Supplements—get 20% off with code "STRENGTH": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

RUNNING FREE RESOURCES

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EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT

- Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/4at8Yhn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Spotify Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3GAGVPJ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠Running Free Podcast - YouTube⁠⁠

Life is short, and it moves fast. This show will help you make the most of it.

Running Free is a podcast about optimizing health, and breaking free from the habits and distractions that hold us back. We cover fitness, mental health, culture, addiction, parenting, humor, and everything in between.

Hosted by veteran, fitness expert, and health advocate Jesse Carrajat, each episode explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who teach and inspire us to trade distraction and frivolousness for healthy, long, meaningful lives.

Stop Chasing Life. Start Running Free.

Should you drink less, or not at all?

As summer starts, we want to help you answer this question and give you the tools to stay on whatever wagon YOU choose.

We cover:

If you’re trying to drink less—or quit altogether—this episode is for you.

SPONSORS:

- Take control of your drinking with medication-assisted treatment from Oar Health: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/OarStrength⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Boost your performance and recovery with Momentous Supplements—get 20% off with code "STRENGTH": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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- Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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- YouTube Channel: ⁠Running Free Podcast - YouTube⁠

Life is short, and it moves fast. This show will help you make the most of it.

Running Free is a podcast about optimizing health, and breaking free from the habits and distractions that hold us back. We cover fitness, mental health, culture, addiction, parenting, humor, and everything in between.

Hosted by veteran, fitness expert, and health advocate Jesse Carrajat, each episode explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who teach and inspire us to trade distraction and frivolousness for healthy, long, meaningful lives.

Stop Chasing Life. Start Running Free.

Welcome to the first-ever Running Free Variety Pack — a new monthly tradition where we let our hair down, field listener questions, react to surprise prompts, and riff on everything from the meaningful to the ridiculous.

This week:
• Is flexing in the mirror a crime?• The origin story of Justin's nickname• Who is the more mature gentlemen?• Our gym pet peeves• Our go-to healthy fast-food spots• Gas vs. electric vehicles

It’s unfiltered, fast-paced, and fun—but as always, packed with substance (the healthy kind).

Got a question or topic for the next Variety Pack? DM @runningfreepodcast on Instagram and we might tackle it on the next one.

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

- Are Today’s Kids More Addicted Than Ever? | Chris Herren, NBA Star & Recovery Advocate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3AZ8f0P⁠⁠⁠

- How to Eat to Drink Less Alcohol | Dr. Brooke Scheller: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/JAPP9g3⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Social Media Addiction - 5 Statistics That Should SCARE You: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/ygZw3lZ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Subscribe & Support:

- Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/4at8Yhn⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Spotify Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3GAGVPJ⁠⁠⁠⁠

- YouTube Channel: Running Free Podcast - YouTube

Life is short, and it moves fast. This show will help you make the most of it.

Running Free is a podcast about optimizing health, and breaking free from the habits and distractions that hold us back. We cover fitness, parenting, mindfulness, addiction, mental health, and everything in between.

Hosted by veteran, fitness expert, and health advocate Jesse Carrajat, each episode explores what it means to live fully—through honest conversations with thinkers, creators, and everyday people who teach and inspire us to trade distraction and frivolousness for healthy, long, meaningful lives.